tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3026824189610822165..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: A Grumpy Author writes...Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-50477322559699543112011-03-06T15:46:36.647-05:002011-03-06T15:46:36.647-05:00I'll be shooting from the hip more often Tim.
...I'll be shooting from the hip more often Tim.<br /><br />And if you think this is sour, wait until I blog about my experiences in British publishing the past two years...Dan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664392799894772255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41093734080817492752011-03-05T15:02:32.616-05:002011-03-05T15:02:32.616-05:00Hi, Dan -- Sorry about the black eyes and the flu....Hi, Dan -- Sorry about the black eyes and the flu. I've got one myself, but since I can't blame you for infecting me, I'll just have to keep my invective bottled up to pour on someone nearer.<br /><br />I like you in sour mode. Let's have more of it.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29728550383360893832011-03-05T05:07:40.851-05:002011-03-05T05:07:40.851-05:00Beth,
Thanks. I think your comment about handing ...Beth,<br /><br />Thanks. I think your comment about handing someone a book when you don't know the taste of the receiver being doomed to failure kind of nails it for me. <br /><br />As for quiet time, I have to say with three kids and work and all that I find it difficult to set aside time for reading. I find myself going to bed earlier and earlier in order to get that valuable time. If a books good, I'm up there soon after the kids!<br /><br />DanDan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35769498082487261572011-03-04T13:58:49.331-05:002011-03-04T13:58:49.331-05:00" 'A case of 'Bugger UNESCO, let'..." 'A case of 'Bugger UNESCO, let's hear it for Tesco'."<br /><br />The sentiment is understandable but, based on my long-standing commitment to British mysteries, I know that Tesco is a supermarket chain that seems to have cornered the market on all things comestible. Should they be applauded for stealing the book market as well?<br /><br />Actually, there has been, for about twenty years, an agreement between one of the biggest grocery store chains in the northeast United States and Barnes&Noble. The bookstore has the aisle right in the middle of the store; it can't be missed. My kids knew that they weren't going to get any candy at the check out but they figured I wouldn't say no to a book.<br /><br />The only way I can think of that would get people to take some time to read would be a national shutting-down of web activity, cell phones, and all things beginning with "i". Even those of us who are old enough to know better believe that the faster something goes, the better it is. Books take time and attention. The reading of a book is usually a solitary pursuit. Think of all the Facebook posts and Tweets that would be missed in an hour.<br /><br />Handing someone a book, especially when the giver doesn't know the particular taste of the receiver, seems doomed to failure. Unless, of course, it is about vampires. It seems women and teenage girls share a love for all things vampiric especially if the vampire is a thin, somewhat androgynous male (I was going to write "pale male" but that would be going over the top on a couple of levels).<br /><br />Are there no grown-ups anymore, grown-ups who savor a bit of the quiet time that reading affords? <br /><br />Beth<br />www.murderbytype.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com